A Short Story by Jackie Houchin I’m standing on the edge of a lookout point on the rim of the Grand Canyon. It’s just before dawn. I can see the sky in the east becoming less black. I’ll have to do it soon. I don’t want to be a spectacle for curious eyes. I just…
First, it was downpouring outside, so the floor was wet and muddy from previous customers. It also had a wet-wool smell, either from customers’ drenched coats or that mongrel dog who snuck inside to snatch a low-lying bag of chips before being driven out again. Poor thing. Several florescent lighting tubes were out by the…
By Jackie Houchin One thousand words, what a little thing. A one and three zeroes. Anyone could do that, right? Why I could talk that in about 10 minutes. How fast are my fingers on the keys? Well, I do think faster than I can type….acurately, that is. Well, here goes. One thousand words, and…
A Story of Enduring Love, by Jackie Houchin Fifty years is a long time to love a woman, Abe admitted as he leaned out his window and breathed in the fresh spring air. A lot can happen in that time to cool a man’s passion and make him look for something new. But his love,…
by Lottie Morgan (Author) A Story review by Jackie Houchin THE CHEMIST OF ESCONDIDA is the second in the current Spies of Escondida series by Lottie Morgan. It features Bria, the Elite Squad’s new Chemist. She has taken off two years to earn PHD’s in the field and is now ready to be useful. We see…
by Steven Grzeszczak (Author) A Short Story Review by Jackie Houchin This story is billed as a complex mystery with a challenge to READERS to see if they can unravel the sparse details of a crime that is discussed by four friends at a restaurant… and solve it. These four friends meet once a year in…
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